Hurworth School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 21 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Darlington
- Unique reference
- 136525
- Address
- Croft Road, Hurworth-on-Tees, DL2 2JG
- Website
- hurworth.nalp.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 645 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.5%
- Persistent absence
- 24.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.9%
White British 92.2%
Mixed 4.4%
Other White 1.2%
Other 0.8%
Irish 0.3%
Indian 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 8%
Local authority average 36%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 52%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49
Local authority average 44.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 32 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 23 |
| English Language | GCSE | 127 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 125 |
| Geography | GCSE | 33 |
| History | GCSE | 58 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 127 |
Admissions
Hurworth School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 109
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 46
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 8
Offers
- 1st preference
- 98
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 133 71 62 |
| Year 8 | 135 78 57 |
| Year 9 | 127 78 49 |
| Year 10 | 124 62 62 |
| Year 11 | 126 67 59 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 86.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 41.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 12.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 31.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.9% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 5.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.4% 3.0% |